WE’RE
FAMOUS, WE’RE FAMOUS
Those lovable They Might Be Giants threatened
a while back that they were going to write a song
about every venue they played on their most recent
tour. Skeptics, behold: Though we can’t be sure
if their venue-song list is complete, they have
included our infamous oddly shaped monstrosity
in the Empire State Plaza on their list of honorees.
Straight from the Venue Songs section at www.they
mightbegiants.com come the lyrics for the Egg’s
new theme song:

The Egg. Exciting and old.

The Egg. You’ll do what you’re told.

The Egg. The Egg. No corners for you.

The Egg. When was it new?

The Egg. There’s nothing to do.

The Egg. The Egg. No corners for you.

Poured concrete flowing into organic shapes,
Carpet, wood trim and some velvet drapes,
Combine to make one perfect place.
>From the outside I am thinking “I’m a number—not
a man!”
>From the outside I am thinking “What where
they thinking?”
The Egg. Exciting and old.
The Egg. You’ll do what you’re told.
The Egg. The Egg. No corners for you.
No corners for you. No corners for you.

You can listen to the Egg song at http://www.tmbg.com/mp3/08Albany.mp3;
check out the rest of the venue songs list at
http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Venue_Songs.

WHO
YOU GONNA CALL? A new, free service called
Word on the Street has popped up in recent
weeks that touts itself as “the 518’s most convenient
guide to nightlife.” Convenient, it is: To find
out what’s going on nightly, call a number and
you are greeted by a recording that seems to
be updated daily—you’ll be asked to choose between
uptown, midtown or downtown Albany, or Troy.
Though the event lists aren’t exactly exhaustive
as of yet, the voice on the other end of the
line will give you all the info you need about
the events that are listed—including everything
from ladies’ nights to rock shows and open mics
to dance parties, with venue names, addresses,
costs, drink specials and more. We tested out
the number and got information about events
at Cheer’s and Sneaky Pete’s when we clicked
on uptown Albany; for midtown, the venues included
Justin’s, Cafe Hollywood, Valentine’s, the Fuze
Box and Waterworks. The number to call is 243-2222.
Also, if you want your event to be listed via
this service, the recording will give you another
number to call where you can leave your information.

IF
YOU NEED HELP, HERE I AM If you have music
news we should know about, e-mail me at klurie@metroland.net.
If you have a record you want us to hear, mail
it to us at 419 Madison Ave., Albany, NY 12210.
If you have a show that you would like to see
listed in club dates, e-mail all the pertinant
information (venue, address, phone number, time,
date, band and lineup information) to calendar@metroland.
net, with “attention clubs” in the subject line.